Are you among the ones who find it hard to fall asleep at night? Then, you must check these ten easy tips that will improve your sleep as well as your well-being.

Sleep is an essential part of your well-being. If you are not having proper rest at night, it will affect your health severely. Lack of good night sleep means you are at the edge of experiencing health issues like obesity and it will also increase the risk of heart disease.

Therefore, when it comes to checking on my well-being, sleep has the top priority on my checklist. As I frequently suffer from Insomnia, I always try to have proper sleep to maintain good health.

But, at times, falling asleep is not as easy as it sounds. I literally fight with my pillow, bed, and my head (wish this rhyme helps me in getting my sleep faster, wink wink).

So, I was trying to find some easy ways that could help me in falling asleep quickly. I experimented with them and found a better result in my sleep routine.

This is why I am sharing them here so you can also improve your sleep with these easy-to-implement ten ways.

Let’s have a look.

Keep the room at a lower temperature:

If your room temperature is high, then it is obvious to face difficulties in falling asleep. Therefore, keeping the room temperature at 16°C to 19.4°C is a good choice when your sleep is troubling you.

Additionally, you can take a shower to keep your body cool before going to bed. It also helps to improve your sleep quality and sleep efficiency.

As a result, when your body will feel fresh and rejuvenated after having a bath, it’s easy to sleep without any hassle.

Get on a sleeping schedule:

Your body has a predefined system that regulates your daily activities. Therefore, if you are constant in your sleep routine, it’s helpful for you to have better sleep at night.

For this purpose, you need to maintain a constant bedtime. If you wake up and go to bed at the same time, and repeat this each day, your sleep problems will disappear soon.

Avoid checking your clock repeatedly:

For people who find it hard to have a good night’s rest at night, waking up frequently in the night is an obvious scene. In addition, they keep checking their phones whenever they wake up at night.

As a result, there is an unknown fear of not having adequate sleep engulfs them. They fear that they have little time left to take rest at night. Similarly, they fear that they may fail to stay productive the next day as their minds feel burdened.

Therefore, it is better to keep away your clock or phone from your bed so you don’t check the time when you are awake at night.

Listen to peaceful music before sleep:

Relaxing music can enhance your sleep quality to a great extent. Similarly, listening to your favorite music before going to bed give you happy feelings. As a result, you feel stress-free.

However, it is better to listen to slow music or peaceful music before you go to bed. Because this type of music will calm your mind and it will be easy for you to fall asleep.

I personally found good results in falling asleep peacefully while listening to this flute tune. You can check it below. In addition, the vision of Little Krishna sleeping peacefully, creates a calming image in my mind when I look at the video, and thus, I slowly fall asleep visualizing him in my mind.

Involve in movement in the daytime:

Physical activities like yoga, walking, running, or exercise are extremely beneficial for having proper rest at night.

Therefore, if your sleep is troubling you, try to involve in any kind of movement during the daytime. Physical activities boost the production of serotonin hormone in your body. As a result, it helps you have a healthy sleep at night.

Rest in your comfortable position:

Your quality of sleep also depends on your sleeping position. Therefore, if you find the most suitable position, it may help you sleep without any interruption.

There are three types of sleeping postures:

• Back
• Stomach
• Side

Now, you have to find the sleeping position that gives you the best comfort and you can relax properly. With this posture, you can sleep without waking up in the night.

Turn off all electronic gadgets:

One of the most usual scenes nowadays we see people using gadgets like their laptops, smartphones, or tablets late at night. However, this habit terribly affects your sleep as it disturbs peace of mind.

In addition, if you are addicted to video games or watching TV or social networking, you will find it harder to fall asleep. These gadgets emit blue light that suppresses melatonin in your body, and thus, they adversely affect your sleep.

Therefore, it is better to avoid using electronics before going to bed and put away them to have a healthy sleep at night.

Limit your caffeine intake:

Caffeine is widely used among people who need to work long hours. They take drinks that contain caffeine to stay awake during the daytime or to take a break from work and feel afresh.

However, caffeine intake negatively affects your sleep at night. Foods like chocolate, coffee, tea, sodas, or even energy drinks have caffeine and it may interrupt your good night’s sleep.

Therefore, it is better to consume food containing caffeine at least six hours before your bedtime to avoid its disastrous effect.

Read before going to bed:

I developed my bedtime reading ritual very recently but am loving it now. Reading before going to sleep is a good activity because you wind up the day with your book of the day.

However, it is better to choose a paperback to read before going to bed. An e-book needs an electronic gadget like your smartphone or Kindle reader or tablet. Therefore, it will emit blue light that may affect your sleep.

Similarly, in my personal opinion, it is better to choose a light read for your bedtime reading. The genres could be humor, romance, poetry, or even self-help books.

Avoid reading about murders or violence to keep your mind away from brutal thoughts. Instead, choose a book that fills your heart with a pleasant feeling so you can sleep peacefully at night.

How I had better results with affirmations:

Here is the tenth tip that gave me the best result with my sleep routine. I used some positive affirmations and kept uttering them in my mind repeatedly so I could have positive vibes while falling asleep.

At first, I vacuumed my mind. It’s not an easy thing to declutter your mind while trying to sleep. It takes time because your brain is too stressed that the nerves want to stay awake, and they constantly refuse to take rest.

Thus, I thought of using some positive affirmations to quiet my anxious mind. I lied straight, kept my hands beside my body, and tried to stay thoughtless for a while. Then, I uttered these phrases repeatedly:

“Today is ending on a good note. Whatever I experienced today, it’s already gone. Let’s prepare for tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a better day. Everything will be fine. Everything will be fine. Don’t worry, now sleep. Everything will be fine.”

Although my sleep problems have not seen a permanent cure yet. However, by doing this technique, I received a better result in my sleeping issues.

Final Words:

Sleep is an essential part of our lives. If you can’t sleep properly, then it will severely affect your well-being. Additionally, you will have a lack of energy in doing simple things.

On the other hand, when you have proper sleep at night, the day will be more fulfilling as you will do everything with better attention. Additionally, you will feel more energetic and balance your life in a better way.

Therefore, if you want to avoid taking sleeping pills but fall asleep quickly, you will get surprising results by following the above tips. Try them today and let me know how peacefully you slept tonight.

(This post is a part of the Wellness Hour Blog Hop by yours truly and Rakhi Jayashankar.)

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